The Lockwood residence.

Archie Lockwood had just stepped into the house when Jason Lockwood arrived right behind him.

Archie Lockwood clenched his fists, shot Jason Lockwood a venomous glare, and then led Howard Rhodes and the others toward the study.

Once they reached the study, Howard Rhodes and Louise Jordan stood guard at the door, preventing anyone from entering.

Jason Lockwood sat in the living room with a cigarette pinched between his fingers. His expression was cold and grim as he took one slow drag after another.

Just then, Yuna Sullivan came downstairs. When she saw her son in the living room, her face turned deathly pale. She walked over to Jason Lockwood anxiously, sat down close beside him, and whispered, "I just saw Uncle Fu come back. I don’t know what he said to your father, but he looks terrible. Jason, do you think your father knows everything?"

"Hah. What are you so afraid of? There’s no proof," Jason Lockwood sneered, tossing his cigarette butt into the ashtray on the table.

But Yuna Sullivan was nowhere near as calm as her son. The thought of the look the old man had given her every time he saw her these past few months was enough to make her break out in a cold sweat. "Jason, I just can’t shake this feeling of dread. You have no idea... Last night, I brought the medicinal soup to your father, but he wouldn’t drink it. I only tried to coax him a little, and he actually threw me out."

Hearing Yuna Sullivan’s words, Jason Lockwood’s expression faltered for a moment, and a vicious glint appeared in his eyes. "If he wouldn’t drink it, why didn’t you find a way to make him?"

"I used to be able to coax him, but I don’t know what’s gotten into him lately. The old man’s temper is getting worse and worse. He scolds me if I say more than a couple of words."

"For now, stop giving him the medicinal soup. After a while, I’ll find a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner to prepare some new formulas."

"Sigh..." Yuna Sullivan let out a breath, her eyes filled with worry and fear.

Seeing Yuna Sullivan sighing like that, Jason Lockwood frowned in displeasure. In a low voice, he said, "Mom, you need to think clearly about our situation. How much effort have we put into the Lockwood Family, and how have they treated us in the end?" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

’I have everything planned out. The last thing I need at this critical moment is for the person holding me back to be the mother I’ve always respected so much...’

When Yuna Sullivan heard Jason’s words, the expression in her eyes grew much calmer. "Jason, don’t worry. For you, Mom can do anything." ’The old man has been so cruel to me. My heart grew cold long ago.’

’It wasn’t that I couldn’t bring myself to do it... I was just a little scared...’

「Inside the study.」

Julius Lockwood’s face was wracked with pain as he said in a heavy voice, "I’ve wronged you and your mother."

’If Archie hadn’t asked to investigate what happened to Penny, I would have been kept in the dark until the day I died.’

Archie Lockwood clenched his fists, suppressing the urge to lunge forward and strike the man before him. "Yes, you wronged my mother and me," he said viciously. "But the one you wronged most of all was my mother."

Julius Lockwood stood up, his hand clutching his cane trembling violently. "Archie, rest assured, I won’t let them get away with this."

’All these years, he had believed Penny was the one who wronged him, that she had betrayed him first. He never imagined there was more to the story.’

’Back then, he had returned home from his military service to the sight of Penny fooling around with another man. In a fit of rage, he left home. Not long after, he met Yuna Sullivan...’

’Perhaps it was out of spite, but when Yuna Sullivan threw herself at him, he didn’t refuse. After that, he stopped going home and never saw Penny again.’

’He even threw Penny out of the house after she fell gravely ill...’